Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for key variables in regression models by gender (N = 268).
| Variable | Total N = 268 | Women n = 117 | Men n = 151 | Bivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (or %) | SD | M (or %) | SD | M (or %) | SD | t (or χ2) | p | |
| Sexual satisfaction | 45.35 | 9.52 | 44.14 | 9.71 | 46.30 | 9.30 | −1.85 | .065 |
| Sexual self-esteem | 159.61 | 27.97 | 154.95 | 28.59 | 163.22 | 27.02 | −2.42 | .016 |
| Positive feelings composite | 29.58 | 7.17 | 28.11 | 7.31 | 30.71 | 6.87 | −2.92 | .003 |
| Negative feelings composite | 24.41 | 12.15 | 25.40 | 12.07 | 23.65 | 12.20 | 1.16 | .240 |
| Mutual masturbation recency | 50.7% (n = 136) |
53.8% (n = 63) |
48.3% (n = 73) |
.93 | .334 | |||
| Solo masturbation recency | 79.10% (n = 212) |
76.9% (n = 90) |
80.8% (n = 122) |
.59 | .439 | |||
Note. Independent samples t-tests between women’s and men’s scores were conducted for continuous variables (the NSSS-S, SSEI-S) and χ2 analysis was done for the categorical variables (e.g., mutual masturbation recency). Mutual/solo masturbation recency referred to mutual/solo masturbation in the past two weeks.